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A Day of Fun under the Sun “Finger Licking Beach Bar-B-Q;

Exquisite Snorkeling, Amazing adventure!!!!

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At a little past nine in the morning, the boat pulled up to the dock. Ricky in-troduced himself as our tour guide/boat captain as we joined the remainder of the group that we would be sharing the day with. We moved slowly initially as Ricky briefed us on what would be hap-pening during the course of the day. His

briefing was very detail oriented and by the time he was finished, I was very ex-cited about the day’s activities ahead. And why not? I was about to enjoy a day’s worth of activities with the 2008- 2009 BTB Tour Operators of the Year: SEAduced by Belize!!

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The San Pedro Sun is mailed everywhere. Publisher The San Pedro Sun Ltd.

Ron Sniffin [email protected] Editor Tamara Sniffin [email protected] Staff Reporter Dennis Craft [email protected] Staff Writer/ Mary Gonzalez [email protected] Graphic Design Office Assistant Nathalie Manuel [email protected] Mail The San Pedro Sun,

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Receive The San Pedro Sun & Visitor Guide weekly in your mailbox. 26 ISSUES (six months) US, Canada: $60 U.S. Domestic: $60 BZ. 52 ISSUES (one year) US, Canada: $110 U.S. Domestic: $100 BZ.(Other locations vary.) More foreign subscribers than any newspaper in Belize!

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Where did you read your San Pedro Sun?

Where did you take your San Pedro Sun & Visitor Guide? Take a photo of you and the paper and send it

to us at [email protected]

Photos taken in unique and unusual places are pre-ferred. Be sure to identify who is in the photo and where

the photo was taken. Don’t forget to include your names and what you were doing.

Beverley Charette and Heather Elliott are at the Arctic Divide with their copy of The San Pedro Sun. The Arctic Divide is the point where water divides, with half flowing to

the Arctic Ocean the other half to the Pacific Ocean.

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Woman on the Beach at crazy canucks Beach Bar

By: Harriette Fisher Watch for Harriette

and her camera. What would your answer

be to these two questions?

Question: What here should never change? What needs to

be changed Now?

ALEJANDERO “Alli” Mejia is a bartender at Crazy Canucks

and came here from Honduras in1995. He lives in the San

Pedro area. When asked what here on the island should never changed he said “The attitude if

the people.

To the question what needs changed now he said “Traffic –

no more big trucks!”

KAREN YOUNG, an insurance broker here from Edmonton,

Alberta, Canada, here for the third time, stayed at Belizean Shores. She hopes that “the reef and the islands friendliness” never changes. She said she “would like for crime to

not be an issue.”

JOANNE FRY came here in 1995 from Regina, Saskatchewan; Canada is a psychiatric nurse living in the San Marcos Area. The friendliness, the

smiles, the pulling together, especially during times of need” was her cheer-ful response to what needs to never change. Without hesitation she said ‘CRIME!!!” to the second question.

A Day of Fun under the Sun “Finger Licking Beach Bar-B-Q; Exquisite Snorkeling, Amazing adventure!!!!

The first stop on our excur-sion was Mexico Rocks. A mere 30 minutes from town through the crystalline waters that bor-der the world’s second longest Coral Reef formation, Mexico Rocks is the home of various patch reefs formation. To date, over thirty hard coral species have been identified in that area. The average water depth is ap-proximately nine feet. We spent about 45 minutes in that area.

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ELITE REAL ESTATE INVESTMENTS (EREI) - We are Am-bergris Caye’s real estate specialists. Call now to schedule your free professional investment consultation. Under $200K to $4.1M. Call 226-2260, or email: [email protected]. By appointment. SUNRISE REALTY - Land, homes, businesses, condos and investment properties. Call 226-3737, fax 226-3379 or E-mail: [email protected] RE/MAX Isla Bonita, 1ocated at 10 Coconut Drive, San Pedro. 226-4400 e-mail: [email protected] or visit our website at www.owninbelize.com CASA CAYO - www.casacayorealestate.com. Check out our weekly specials, and our newest offering: Indigo. Luxury Beachfront Condominium Homes. www.indigobelize.com. Visit our office located at the South corner of Pescador Dr. (middle street) or call 226-2791 or 610-3005.

MONCHO’S GOLF CART RENTALS - Four & Six seater golf carts available. Open daily 8 a.m. - 8 p.m. We deliver to your room. 226-3262 or 226-4490. CARTS BELIZE - Conveniently located just one block north of the airstrip. Hourly, Daily & Weekly. Call 226-4084. ISLAND FERRY SERVICE & WATER TAXI – Scheduled ferry service & water taxi for Ambergris Caye. Phone 226-3231.

GRUMPY & HAPPY - Snorkeling - private snorkel tours - just you on the boat, no set schedule! Visitors with special needs and children are welcome. Call 226-3420 or 672-1234. Visit www.grumpyandhappy.com, or Email: [email protected]. WHITE SANDS DIVE SHOP - Specializing in daily full-service diving and SCUBA instruction. We pick you up at your hotel’s dock. www.whitesandsdiveshop.com, 226-2405.

CASTILLO’S HARDWARE - Storm supplies, electronics, household appliances, tools, home repair items and a wide vari-ety of paints, stains and varnishes. Pescador Drive. Phone 226- 2302. S.P. HARDWARE - Large variety of hardware and household supplies. Will meet or beat any competitor’s price! Seagrape Drive; Open seven days a week. 226-4522.

Police 226-2022 South Police Sub-Station - 610-4911 Fire 226-2372 Emergency 911 Crimestoppers 800 922-TIPS Los Pinos Clinic 602-6383 and 226-2686. Dr. Lerida Rodriguez: 226-2197 or cell 620-1974. Dr. Miguel Allison: 226-4052 or cell 600- 9071. (Pharmacy 226-4051) San Pedro Chiropractic Clinic 600-7119 Hyperbaric Chamber - 226-2851 or 226- 3195, Dr. Otto Rodriguez - 604-7599 or 226-2854. Antonia Guerrero - 628-3828 or 226- 4501. San Pedro Polyclinic II - 226-2536. Dr. Zuniga: 670-8755 and Dr. Otto Rodriguez: 604-7599. Ambergris Hopes Clinic - 226-2660, Emergencies: 629-3618. US Embassy - 822-4011 Labour Office - 226-2700 (Open 8am - 5pm, Mon. - Fri.) Canadian Consulate - 223-1060 Mexican Embassy - 223-0193 Guatemalan Embassy - 223-3150 Honduran Embassy - 224-5889 British High Commissioner – 822- 2146 Local British Warden – 226-3658/610- 3658 San Carlos Medical (MD & Dentist Ser-vices) - 7:30am - 9:00pm, 226-2918 SACNW substation - 610-4911 Escalante Neighborhood Watch - 605- 7803 Daytime only, 662-2725 Nighttime only, 630-5945- Call between 10:30pm and 6:00am.

IMPORTANT #s

San Pedro Roman Catholic Church Sunday Mass: (English) 8am & 10am & Baptism: 11am; Spanish: 7pm; Mass or Communion Service every night at 7pm. Saturday evening: An-ticipated Sunday Mass: 7p.m. Daily Masses 7am & 7pm. Living Word Church Service Sun. 10:45 a.m, Youth Meetings on Sundays at 7:30p.m., Women’s meetings on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m., and Men’s meetings on Thursday at 7:30 p.m. We do Christian charity work. 226- 2950. Assembly of God Church on Angel Coral St. T-W-St.-Sn. at 7:30 p.m. Lighthouse Christian Radio - 101.3 FM. 226-4673, Cor. Buccaneer & Pescador Drive. The Church of Jesus Christ of Lat-ter Day Saints - Sunday Service: 9:30 am, Wednesday Scripture Study 7:00 pm. 17 Upstairs of Island Plaza, across from Fido’s Courtyard. San Pedro Church of Christ: Across the bridge to the left. 206-2731. Ser-vices: Sunday – 9am-11am, Bible Study & Worship Service. 7pm-8:30pm – Worship Service. Wednesday – 7pm- to8:30pm, Bible Study; Thursday – La-dies Classes; Friday-Youth Class

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Transportation...

Belize Tourism Board - 227-2419. Belize Tourism Industry Associa-tion (BTIA) - 227-5717. Belize Hotel Association - 223- 0669, [email protected] San Pedro Tourist Guide Associa-tion 226-2391.

Tourist Information

Church Services

Water, Sports & Tours

Real Estate...

The Lions Club of San Pedro relies on income from its Friday Night BBQ, plus Reds’ famous chicken ceviche to support the needy community. Bingo starts at 7pm every Friday!! Help a great cause -have dinner with us! Green Reef A non-profit organization dedicated to the pro-motion of sustainable use and conservation of Belize’s ma-rine and coastal resources. [email protected] /226-2833. Saga Society A non-profit “humane society” to address the stray cat and dog population in San Pedro. Phone 226-3266. CARE BELIZE - Children’s Specialist, San Pedro. 622- 8200 SP Town Library - 206-2028

Miscellaneous

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SAN PEDRO FITNESS CLUB – A/C Gym, Fully-equipped. Open to the public. Tennis Courts, Lap and Family pools, Aqua Fitness and Toning Classes.Open 7am-8pm Monday - Friday, 7am-5pm Saturday, 11am- 5pm Sundays. 226-4749. [email protected]

THE GREENHOUSE - Fresh Produce & Seafood. Belizean and imported speciality. Fresh herbs, cold cuts, chilled goods, plus an exciting selection of groceries. A/C local on Pescador Dr, next to St. Francis Xavier Credit Union. 226-2084.

CAYE INTERNATIONAL BANK - Offering Demand Deposit Accounts, Loans, Savings Accounts, etc. [email protected] or phone 226-2388.

PROVIDENT BANK & TRUST - Offering a full range of International Banking Services. phone 223-5698 services@prov identbank.bz

PAGES, A BOOK STORE – carrying new and used books. We also trade gently used books. Located at the Vilma Linda Plaza, open Mon. through Sat. 8am-5pm, 206-2254.

SUNDANCER - Unique boutique featuring quality clothing, jewelry and great gift items for men. Phone: 226-2948.

AK’BOL YOGA RETREAT & RESORT- Daily Yoga Classes/Day Retreats/Group Re-treats. The only resort dedicated to the practice of Yoga and Wellness. Yoga studio at the end of the pier overlooking the sea...

Open to All: *Beginners Welcome* Mats Available.

Mon thru Sat 9-10am gentle morning flow, Tu &Th 3:30-5pm asana+meditation,

Sunday 1pm Kids Yoga + Pizza Day

Private sessions/Group Classes available.

226-2073, 607-7305, 626-6296

Om Shanti Om-peace to all...

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...Unique Offerings...

MATA CHICA - Mambo Cuisine - for food lovers. Homemade pasta, shrimp paté, bruschetta, charbroiled seafood and much more! Call 220-5010/5011. CELI’S RESTAURANT ON THE BEACH at the San Pedro Holiday Hotel, serves Great Fajitas, salads and local dishes for lunch. Delectable Seafood Speciaties for dinner. OUT-DOOR & INDOOR DINING 11:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. 5:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Beach barbeque ev-ery Wednesday night with live

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FIDO’S RESTAURANT & BARFIDO’S RESTAURANT & BARFIDO’S RESTAURANT & BAR

THE HOLIDAY HOTEL - Every Wednesday, live music and a fabulous Beach Barbeque 6:30 p.m.- 9:00 p.m. Barrier Reef Dr. 226-2014. FIDO’S RESTAURANT & BARFIDO’S RESTAURANT & BAR - Fun & food on the beach. Live music nightly, island drink specials, new shot menu with over twenty selections!

Party...Party...Party...Party...Party!!

music. MICKEY’S PLACE - Open daily 6:30 a.m. - 10 a.m. for breakfast, 11:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. for lunch and 6 - 10 p.m. for dinner. Burritos on Wednesdays. Pescador Drive. Call 226-2223. BLUE WATER GRILL – Island cuisine with a twist! Wood-fired Oven Pizzas, Sushi & more! Open daily. Happy Hour 4 to 6 p.m. 226-3347. EL DIVINO RESTAURANT at BANANA BEACH - Serving breakfast, lunch and dinner from

6 a.m - 10 p.m. Book your party or banquet today! Phone 226- 2444. BEAN RESTAURANT/SHADE BAR- @Ak’bol Resort- full ser-vice-awesome bartender! Local food @ Local prices on the beach $1-$15BZ + unique specials +desserts daily. Interesting piz-zas $25BZ+up. Saturday Beach BBQ. One pier North of Palapa Bar. PALAPA BAR AND GRILL - The Coolest Place, North of Bridge. Drink & Dine out over

the Caribbean waters with cool breezes and no mosquitoes. Spe-cialty is a BBQ, Slow Smoked, Pork Sandwich and Fresh Caught Fish Tacos. Open 7 days, Happy Hour Drinks from 4:00pm - 6:00pm. Telephone: 226-3111. LILY’S TREASURE CHEST- Serving beachside breakfast, lunch & dinner. A true island dining experience. Get fresh sea-food daily! Beachside at Lily’s Hotel. 226-2650. RICO’S SURFSIDE RESTAU-RANT – A truly unique dining experience on the beach at Ban-yan Bay. Serving breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. Phone 226-3739 ext. 135.

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Trivia Tidbits *A type of lizard, the chuckwalla, escapes pursuers by crawling into a crack in a rock and inflating its body with air so that it is wedged tightly into the crack and can’t be pulled out. *The leech will gorge itself up to five times its body weight and then just fall off its victim. *The honey ant of the desert has an unusual method of providing food in times of scarcity. Certain members of the colony are stuffed with liquid food or water until the rear of their bodies are enlarged to the size of a pea. When a famine occurs, these ants disgorge their supplies to feed the others. *George Washington is the only man whose birthday is a legal holiday in every state of the United States. *Charles Dickens was the great writer who gave us the line, “Polly put the kettle on, we’ll all have tea.”

Under the professional guidance of Ricky, we spent that time exploring the vast array of coral forma-tions and marine life that exist in that portion of Mexico Rocks. The starting depth was approxi-mately three feet. As lobster season was officially opened on June 15th, we were jokingly tasked with spotting lobsters for lunch. Though we didn’t actu-ally catch any, lunch was still well taken care of (phew!!). After the 45 minutes’ snorkel at Mexico Rocks, it is off to the second snorkel location, Robles. Lo-cated approximately 13.5 miles north of San Pedro, the beach is literally just a stone’s throw from the Reef. With the average depth between the reef and the beach being approximately three feet and there being little to no boat traffic, it was very safe for to snorkel at one’s delight; while the guide prepares lunch. At Robles, guests have the option to snorkel, join in a sporting activity, explore the expanse of untouched beach or simply relax while waiting for lunch. Beach Bar-B-Q Chicken, Fish or lobster (de-pending on season), is generally served with roasted potatoes and pasta salad as sides. Those who had been swimming thoroughly enjoyed the delicious crispy potatoes and extra tasty pasta. After getting their fill, it was either a nice nap in one of the ham-mocks, or another dip in the water. Some guests

chose to go back to snorkel while others just relaxed on the beach. Around 2:00pm, it was time to start back south into town. The day trip normally leaves at 9:00am and returns by 3:30pm. This is just one of the many trips offered by SEAduced, a locally owned and family run busi-ness. Owners Elito and Rebecca Arceo have owned and operated SEAduced by Belize for over 15 years. Elito was born and raised in San Pedro, and has been a tour guide for more than 20 years. His wife Rebecca, originally from New Mexico, moved to Belize in 1993. Their aim is “to provide each and every one of their guests with memorable adventures while they maintain the highest standards to protect the environment”. Visit www.seaducedbybelize.com or call 226-2254 610-1697, or email: [email protected] for more in-formation on prices and booking the various trips offered by SEAduced.

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by Dennis Wolfe

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YOUR ISLAND SPECIALISTS!

DEVELOPED PROPERTIES Los Encantos – 3 bed, 4 bath tastefully furnished beach home in lovely Mata

Grande area. Pool. Pier $500K Beach front Estate – 9,000 sq ft custom home - 360ft of beach, spacious

ornamental gardens, 350ft dock, home is sold furnished, beautifully appointed, fully equipped including vehicle & boats. Inquire! Grand Caribe Condos 1 mile north of the bridge on 500 ft of coconut grove. 1, 2

& 3 bedrooms. San Pedro’s most exciting new project - 3 pools & marina. Inquire! Miramar 2nd or 3rd floor beachfront 2 bedroom tastefully furnished condos

Inquire! Oasis Del Caribe Fully furnished large 2nd floor ocean view 2 bed/2 bath -

$299,000 Club Caribbean Beach House Located 5 miles south of town in a tranquil and

picturesque area. Needs finishing $ 375,000 Tres Cocos Beach Villa 4 bed mature landscaping, seawall, pier, fully furnished

$985,000. Tres Cocos Ocean view Garden Home exotic tropical hardwoods, room to

expand, ¼ acre lot, mature landscaping. $335,000 Tres Cocos ocean view 1200+ ft2, 2 bed/2 bath 2 level garden home w/loft.

Vaulted ceilings, observation deck, fully furnished $295,000. Holiday Lands Sunshine Home Fully furnished 2 bed/1 bath up with 2 bed/1 bath

apt below and roof top patio $299,000. San Pablo Apartments – Canal Front. $275,000. Terms Esmeralda Home A perfect place to call home. Ground floor commercial space

equipped and set up for a restaurant. $350,000 Pelican Reef Villas – Ocean front 2 bedroom furnished $497,000, 3 bedroom

$637,000 Bermuda Landing furnished 1 bed/ 1 ½ bath + 1 small office which can double

as a 2nd bedroom. Pool & Pier, great ocean view. $215,000 offers. Royal Palms Villas One bedroom beach level pool side $149,000

COMMERCIAL OPPORTUNITIES Restaurant Location Previously known as ‘Taste of Thailand’. $350K Coral House - 3 bed, 2 bath apartment & 1 bed, 1 bath apartment $249,000.

Low down Terms Sawyer’s House - 3 bed, 2 bath apt and 2x1 bedroom apt $279K. Low down Terms Sand Piper Apartments – 4 apartments, 3 stories with vacant lot. By Yacht Club

with close beach access. $495K Pirate’s Lantern – 3 apartments - 3 vacant lots - right on main street. $575K San Pablo Apartments – Canal Front. $$275,000. Terms

UNDEVELOPED PROPERTIES Santa Evelia beach lot 100ft x 200ft $385,000. Mexico Rocks Commercial beachfront 200ft x 400ft 1.68 acres $700,000 Esmeralda two adjoining lots on main road 100ft x 75ft from $152,000 Robles 75 ft x 360 ft with back lot bonus $ 175,000 Palm Bay Club beach front lot from $49,000. Palmeros beach lot with pier 80ft x 200ft $280,000. Basil Jones 145ft beach lot $375,000. Mata Grande 100 x 300ft one off the beach. Cleared - $245,000. Mata Grande 100 x 200ft prime beach lot with pier permit $445,000. Esperanza 4.6 acres beach 300ft x 460ft $2,000,000. Boca Ciega 4.5 acres 174ft beach front. $350,000. West Bay private sandy bay with 260 ft frontage only $425,000. West Bay oceanfront 100ft x 500ft $119,000. San Marcos Double lots measuring approximately 100’ X 90’. Fenced.

$90,000 pair San Marcos 2 adjacent lots 50x90ft lot $55,000 each. Ambergris Bay West Coast beach front $100,000. Habaneros area – 2nd row $85,000 3rd row $45,000 multiple lots available.

All prices are in US dollars and subject to change without notice. For further details on these properties and much more call your

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“Hey, Davin. Do you know that today is a special day?” “It is?” “It sure is,” I said. “Today is your mommy’s birthday.” “I didn’t know she had birthdays,” he said. “How old is she?” “She’s twenty-six.” “Wow! That’s really old. I better get her a present.” A few minutes later he came upstairs and said, “Grandpa, I need a little box for my mom’s present.” “Here,” I said, after rummaging around in the cabinet. “Will this do?” “That’s just right. I got her a great present.” “Where did you get it?” “My friend Lichi that lives next door gave it to me. Will you help me wrap it?” “Sure.” When Melody got home a half hour later the package was wrapped and had a ribbon and a bow. “Ooh! This for me?” Melody asked. “What is it?” “It’s a surprise,” Davin said. “You have to guess.” “It’s kind of heavy. Is it chocolates?” “No-o-o-o!” Davin laughed. “You’re not even close.” “Then it must be jewelry,” Melody said. “You know I like jewelry. Is it some-thing made out of gold?” Davin found this to be hysterical. “Mom, you’ll never guess in a million, gazillion years.” “Aha!” Melody said. “I see it has some juice leaking out of this corner of the box.” She caught a few drops on her finger and tasted it. “I know what it is,” she said. “It’s a jar of pickles.” “I knew you couldn’t guess it,” Davin said. “It’s a puppy!”

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